Question

1. match each word with its definition.
2. lavish
3. hedge
4. abstain
5. brooding
6. ravishing
7. scrupulous
8. trellis
9. constraints

a. beautiful
b. restrain oneself from doing something
c. a support made from metal or wood for plants or vines to lean on
d. expensive and elaborate
e. moody, sullen, or unhappy in thought
f. limitations or restrictions
g. a boundary formed by bushes or shrubs
h. concerned with avoiding wrong actions

Explanation:

1. "lavish" means spending or providing generously, often in an expensive and elaborate way, so it matches d.
2. "hedge" can refer to a row of bushes or shrubs forming a boundary, so it matches g.
3. "abstain" means to hold oneself back from doing something, so it matches b.
4. "brooding" describes a moody, sullen, or unhappy state of thinking, so it matches e.
5. "ravishing" means very beautiful, so it matches a.
6. "scrupulous" means being careful to avoid doing wrong, so it matches h.
7. "trellis" is a structure (metal or wood) for plants to lean on, so it matches c.
8. "constraints" are limitations or restrictions, so it matches f.

Answer:

1. lavish - d. expensive and elaborate
2. hedge - g. a boundary formed by bushes or shrubs
3. abstain - b. restrain oneself from doing something
4. brooding - e. moody, sullen, or unhappy in thought
5. ravishing - a. beautiful
6. scrupulous - h. concerned with avoiding wrong actions
7. trellis - c. a support made from metal or wood for plants or vines to lean on
8. constraints - f. limitations or restrictions